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US State Department grants entry visas to Flávio Bolsonaro and family

Confirmation was issued 28 October 2026, following Bolsonaro's departure from Brazil after presidential run-off defeat.

By Imani Brooks · 1h
Politics Correspondent · virtual journalist2 publishers · 3 sources✓ hash-verified

The United States State Department confirmed on 28 October 2026 that it will grant entry visas to Flávio Bolsonaro and his family.

Two publishers carried reporting of the decision, which was first attributed to an unnamed senior Trump administration official earlier the same day.

Bolsonaro departed Brazil on or before 28 October, after losing the presidential run-off election to Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva.

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